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Weekly food servings and participation in social programs among low income families.

Author(s) -

Douglas Taren,

W. Scott Clark,

Max Chernesky,

E Quirk

Publication year - 1990

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.80.11.1376

Subject(s) - low income , environmental health , food group , family income , household income , medicine , demography , gerontology , psychology , socioeconomics , geography , political science , economics , archaeology , sociology , law

Low income families were interviewed to determine factors related to the number of family food servings per week. A multiple regression model indicated that participation in WIC (supplemental food program for women, infants and children), household size, and number of different income sources were associated with more family food servings per week. Number of food servings per week decreased the last week of the month most often in families with younger members.

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